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FAIR LAWN, NJ — Fair Lawn police confirmed that a woman who was stuck in a rabbit cage at a senior housing building got there by accident, and no foul play was involved.

Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said officers responded to a multi-resident senior housing building on River Road at 1:56 p.m. on Sunday. They were originally called to provide assistance to an 86-year-old at the building, but found that she was stuck in a rabbit cage.

Police were able to release the woman from the cage, and she was transported to Valley Hospital for evaluation.

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It’s unclear how long the woman had been stuck in the cage, Metzler said.

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